joi, 21 februarie 2013

Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet - Wislawa 2013

Inca un muzician de jazz care nu mai are nevoie de nicio prezentare.  De ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Wislawa (Stanko) - 10:23
2. Assassins (Stanko) - 7:50
3. Metafizyka (Stanko) - 7:41
4. Dernier Cri (Stanko) - 10:19
5. Mikrokosmos (Stanko) - 8:24
6. Song for H (Stanko) - 4:38
7. Oni (Stanko) - 6:34
8. April Story (Stanko) - 7:10
8. Tutaj - Here (Stanko) - 8:34
9. Faces (Stanko) - 8:07
10. A Shaggy Vandal (Stanko) - 7:35
11. Wislava, var. (Stanko) - 13:13

Musicians:
Tomasz Stanko - trumpet
David Virelles - piano
Thomas Morgan - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Stefano Battaglia Trio - Songways 2013

Alt album nou marca ECM. Splendid.

5/5










Songs:
1. Euphonia Elegy
2. Ismaro
3. Vondervotteimittis
4. Armonia
5. Mildendo Wide Song
6. Monte Analogo
7. Abdias
8. Songways
9. Perla
10. Babel Hymn               

Musicians:
Stefano Battaglia piano
Salvatore Maiore double bass
Roberto Dani drums


Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net 2013

Alt nume mare din  jazz, aici pe un material live. Nu e de ocolit.

4/5











Songs:
1. Orbits (4:49)
2. Starry Night (8:48)
3. S. S. Golden Mean (5:17)
4. Plaza Real (6:56)
5. Myrrh (3:03)
6. Pegasus (23:06)
7. Flying Down to Rio (12:44)
8. Zero Gravity (8:13)
9. UFO (4:12)                

Musicians:
Wayne Shorter: soprano and tenor saxophones, whistling (7, 8)
Danilo Pérez: piano
John Patitucci: bass
Brian Blade: drums
Valerie Coleman: flute (6)
Toyin Spellman-Diaz: oboe (6)
Mariam Adam: clarinet (6)
Jeff Scott: French horn (6)
Monica Ellis: bassoon (6)

Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran - Hagar's Song 2013

Album scos la ECM, cu un nume greu din jazz pe afis. De ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. Pretty Girl 4:48
2. Mood Indigo 5:13
3. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3:36
4. All About Ronnie 4:17
5. Pictogram 3:56
6. You’ve Changed 4:47
7. Hagar Suite I. Journey Up River 6:20
8. Hagar Suite II. Dreams Of White Bluff 9:45
9. Hagar Suite III. Alone 2:30
10. Hagar Suite IV. Bolivar Blues 4:16
11. Hagar Suite V. Hagar’s Lullaby 5:41
12. Rosetta 4:38
13. I Shall Be Released 5:07
14. God Only Knows 3:31

Musicians:
Charles Lloyd - alto and tenor saxophone, alto and bass flute
Jason Moran - piano, tambourine

Jan Lundgren - The Man In The Fog 2013

Primul album solo al pianistului suedez. De pus spre ascultare.

4/5











Songs:
1. The Maids Of Cadiz
2. View Of P
3. Après un rêve
4. I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
5. En Lang Väntan För Väntans Skull
6. Man In The Fog
7. Twenty-Five Years
8. Theme From "Chinatown"
9. As Vitrines
10. Tack För Allt
11. Yesterdays

Musician:
Jan Lundgren - piano


Eleni Karaindrou - Concert in Athens 2013

Al zecelea album scos la ECM de Karaindrou. De ascultat in liniste.

5/5










Songs:
1. Requiem for Willy Loman 3:58
2. Eternity Theme 1:58
3. Closed Roads 5:36
4. Waiting 2:07
5. Voyage 2:10
6. Invocation 2:26
7. Tango of Love 1:41
8. Tom’s Theme 1:35
9. Laura’s Waltz 3:22
10. Adagio 3:49
11. After Memory 2:45
12. Farewell Theme 4:27
13. Seeking Theme 2:18
14. Nostalgia Song 2:26
15. Waltz of the Rain 2:44
16. Adagio for Saxophone 2:48
17. Dance 3:54
18. Requiem for Willy Loman, var. 4:14

Musicians:
Eleni Karaindrou - piano
Kim Kashkashian - violin
Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone
Vangelis Christopoulos - oboe
Camerata Orchestra
Alexandros Myrat - conductor

miercuri, 20 februarie 2013

La un an de bagat urechea...

La un an de bagat urechea, cateva dintre foarte, foarte multele albume pe care le-as asculta oricat/oricand.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

joi, 14 februarie 2013

The Custodian - Necessary Wasted Time 2013

Album de debut pentru trupa britanica. Unul extrem de solid, o surpriza placuta, de pus spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. The Man Out of Time 3:28
2. Stop Talking 5:15
3. Other People's Lives 7:00
4. Persona 5:18
5. Things We Tell Ourselves 8:34
6. Departure 3:39
7. The Sun Is God 7:16
8. Necessary Wasted Time 8:48



miercuri, 13 februarie 2013

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away 2013

Al 15-lea album Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Ce-ar mai fi de spus decat:: de pus rapid mana pe el.

5/5









Songs:
1. We No Who U R
2. Wide Lovely Eyes
3. Water’s Edge
4. Jubilee Street
5. Mermaids
6. We Real Cool
7. Finishing Jubilee Street
8. Higgs Boson Blues
9. Push The Sky Away

Musicians:
Nick Cave - vocals, piano, guitar
Warren Ellis - violin
Martyn Casey - bass
Jim Sclavunos - percussion
Thomas Wydler - drums
Conway Savage- piano, vocals


Lost In The Riots - Stranger In The Alps 2013

Tot post-rock, britanici de asta data. Si ei la primul album, la care e de aplecat uechea.

4/5









Songs:
1. Stranger in the Alps (05:37)
2. Reset, Engage! (04:18)
3. Loki (05:25)
4. Pearl River Delta (06:11)
5. Boats Against the Current (05:58)
6. Sentinels (04:47)
7. The City Burned (05:26)
8. Heartfelt Wolf (03:29)
9. We Build Cathedrals (06:23)

Musicians:
Adam Edwards - guitar
James Cook - guitar
Robbie Parmenter - bass
Andy Curd - drums





Oak - Not Afraid Anymore 2013

Francezi, din aceeasi zona, la primul lor material. Destul de bun, de bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
01. Time Is My Worst Enemy (5:56)
02. ER, 2am (10:21)
03. Things Are Getting Bad (5:52)
04. So Tired Of This Sickness… (8:32)
05. …It Has To End Soon (10:13)

Musicians:
Thomas Fischbach - guitar
Sam Fromlr - guitar
Thibault - guitar
 Pierre "Pierrot" Power - bass
Sébastien Guérin - drums



marți, 12 februarie 2013

Locomotora - This Very Holding Back 2013

Trupa finlandeza, la al doilea album. Post-rock de cea mai buna calitate, nu e de ocolit.

4/5








Songs:
1. The True Way Is Along A Rope (05:34)
2. That Is Not Spanned High In The Air (10:51)
3. But Only Just Above The Ground (06:41)
4. It Seems Intended More To Cause Stumbling (09:44)
5. Than To Be Walked Along (12:44)
6. Franz Kafka (04:13)

Musicians:
Arttu Äikäs - guitar
Juho Piirto - guitar
Juha Pippola - guitar
Antti Ylä-Rotiala - bass
Jussi Heinonen - drums





Lifesigns - Lifesigns 2013

Britanici, la prima realizare. Invitati de seama pe album, se poate asculta.

3/5









Songs:
1. Lighthouse
2. Telephone
3. Fridge Full Of Stars
4. At The End Of The World
5. Carousel

Musicians:
John Young - vocals, keyboards
Nick Beggs - bass, vocals
Frosty Beedle - drums

Guests:
Steve Hackett - guitars
Jakko Jakszyk - guitars
Thijs Van Leer - flutes


Cоsmоgrаf - Thе Mаn Lеft In Spаcе 2013

Proiect al unui multiinstrumentist britanic, cu alte trei albume in spate. Destule momente ok, i se poate da atentie.

3/5









Songs:
1. How Did I Get Here ? (2.06)
2. Aspire, Achieve (10.15)
3. The Good Earth Behind Me (4.18)
4. The Vacuum That I Fly Through (5.00)
5. This Naked Endeavour (4.42)
6. We Disconnect (5.45)
7. Beautiful Treadmill (5.03)
8. The Man Left In Space (9.58)
9. When The Air Runs Out (9.35)

Musicians:
Robin Armstrong / vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums

Guests:
Lee Abraham / guitars
Simon Rogers / guitars
Matt Stevens / guitars
Steve Dunn / bass
Nick D'Virgilio / drums
Dave Ware / grums


Grayceon - Pearl & The End of Days EP 2013

EP scos de americani, bun de pus spre ascultare.

4/5










Songs:
1. Pearl 10:11
2. The End Of Days 17:21

Musicians:
Jackie Perez Gratz - electric cello, vocals
Max Doyle - guitar, vocals
Zack Farwell - drums


Grand General - Grand General 2013

Proiect ce reuneste nume cunoscute ale scenei muzicale norvegiene. Uneori te duce cu gandul la Mahavishnu Orchestra, de bagat adanc urechea.

5/5







Songs:
1. Antics (12:20)
2. The Fall of Troy (6:30)
3. Clandestine (4:07)
4. Tachyon (6:24)
5. Ritual (6:02)
6. Red Eye (11:02)

Musicians:
Even Helte Hermansen - guitar (Bushman´s Revenge)
Ola Kvernberg - violin
Erlend Slettevoll - keyboards (The Core)
Trond Frønes - bass (Sunswitch, El Doom & The Born Electric)
Kenneth Kapstad - drums (Motorpsycho)


luni, 11 februarie 2013

Semantic Saturation - Solipsistic 2013

Proiect al chitaristului Shant Hagopian, in care ii regasim pe Derek Sherinian sau Virgil Donati. De bagat spre ascultare.

4/5









Songs:
1.Ambivalence 06:33
2.Make Believe 05:06
3.Lost and Found: Insanity 05:26
4.Stardust 06:49
5.Blessing in Disguise 04:48
6.Armchair Activist 04:10
7.Point of Singularity 03:50
8.Time is an Illusion 05:43
9.What if We All Stop 08:44

Musicians:
Shant Hagopian - guitar
Derek Sherinian - keyboards
Ric Fierabracci - bass
Virgil Donati - drums
Andy Kuntz - vocals



Votum - Harvest Moon 2013

Tot polonezi, la a treia lor realizare. Care nu e de ratat.

5/5










Songs:
1. Vicious Circle
2. Cobwebs
3. First Felt Pain
4. New Made Man
5. Numb
6. Ember Night
7. Bruises
8. Steps in the Gloom
9. Deadringer
10. Coda
11. Numb (reprise)

Musicians:
Maciej Kosinski - vocals
Alek Salamonik - guitar
Adam Kaczmarek - guitar
Zbigniew Szatkowski - keyboards
Bartek Turkowski - bass
Adam Lukaszek - drums




Archangelica - Like A Drug 2013

Trupa poloneza, album de debut. Care nu suna deloc rau, merita atentie.

4/5









Songs:
1. Into Unknown (3:18)
2. Like A Drug (4:45)
3. Confession (4:22)
4. Night Passage (6:52)
5. Midnight Train (4:46)
6. Cathedral (6:15)
7. The Journey (5:45)
8. Let Me Stay With The Trees (5:58)
9. When All Is Gone (6:03)

Musicians:
Krzysiek Salapa - lead vocals
Natalia Matuszek - vocals
Maciej Engel - guitar, keyboards
Arek Gawdzik - guitar
Jakub Kolada - bass
Piotr Brzezicki - drums



Light Bearer - Silver Tongue 2013

Al doilea album pentru britanici. 80 de minute intense, de pus spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. Beautiful Is This Burden (18:19)
2. Amalgam (11:41)
3. Matriarch (12:44)
4. Clarus (2:45)
5. Aggressor & Usurper (16:56)
6. Silver Tongue (19:39)

Musicians:
Alex - vocals 
Matthew - guitar, piano, vocals
Gerfried - bass, vocals
Jamie - guitar
Lee - soundscapes, vocals
Joseph - drums



vineri, 8 februarie 2013

Maudlin - A Sign Of Time 2013

Belgieni, prima oara cand ii ascult. Suna bine de tot, nu e de ratat.

5/5










Songs:
1. Hours (1:26)
2. She Whispers Treason (6:18)
3. Lilith (6:54)
4. A Perfect Sky Of Black (8:31)
5. Become Minutes (2:38)
6. Ride The Second Wave (5:49)
7. Godess Of The Flame (8:15)
8. Chasing Shades (6:54)
9. Turn To Seconds (0:35)

Musicians:
Davy De Schrooder – vocals, samples
Jasper Bullynck – guitar, vocals
Kris Vannecke – guitar, vocals
Yannick Dumarey – bass
Davy Vandenbroecke – drums




Reut Regev's R Time - Exploring The Vibe 2013

Muziciana din Israel, un material foarte interesant. Merita ascultarea..

4/5









Songs:
1. Drama Maybe Drama
2. Breaking the Silence
3. Montenegro
4. Ilha Bela
5. Madeleine Forever
6. Blue Llamas
7. Hashed In
8. Great Prentender
9. Ok Oj
10. Raw Way [For Junior Kimbrough]
11. New Beginning

Musicians:
Reut Regev - trombones
Jean Paul Bourelly - guitar, vocal
Mark Peterson - bass
Igal foni - drums.



Fire! Orchestra - Exit! 2013

Proiect in care intalnim o multime de muzicieni suedezi de jazz. Nu e de ratat.

5/5








Songs:
1 Part One 19:29
2 Part Two 24:54 

Musicians:
Mariam Wallentin - voice
Nadine Byrne - voice, organ
Emil Svanängen - voice
Nicolai Dunger - voice
Sofia Jernberg - voice
Niklas Barnö - trumpet
Magnus Broo - trumpet
Thomas Hallonsten - trumpet, organ
Mats Äleklint - trombone
Per Åke Holmlander - tuba
Anna Högberg  alto sax
Mats Gustafsson - tenor sax
Jonas Kullhammar - bass sax
Elin Larsson - tenor sax
Fredrik Ljungkvist - baritone sax, clarinet
Christer Bothén - bass clarinet, guimbri
Andreas Söderström - guitar
Reine Fiske - guitar, Sören Runolf - guitar
David Stackenäs - guitar
Sten Sandell - synth, harmonium, piano
Joachim Nordwall - electronics
Johan Berthling - electric bass
Joel Grip - bass
Joe Williamson - bass
Dan Berglund - bass
Andreas Werliin - drums
Thomas Mera Gartz - drums
Johan Holmegard - drums
Raymond Strid - drums


marți, 5 februarie 2013

Eric Schaefer - Who Is Afraid Of Richard W.? 2013

Si pentru ca veni vorba de Richard Wagner, inca un album ce contine prelucrari dupa cateva creatii ale marelui compozitor german. Bun de ascultat si asta.

3/5







Songs:
1. Prelude to a Prelude - 01:32 (Richard Wagner)
2. Walküre - 03:37 (Richard Wagner)
3. Waldweben - 06:51 (Richard Wagner)
4. Lohengrin I - 02:53 (Richard Wagner)
5. Siegfried Idyll - 03:37 (Richard Wagner)
6. Isoldes Verklärung - 02:19 (Richard Wagner)
7. Nietzsche in Disguise - 05:41 (Eric Schaefer)
8. Tannhäuser - 03:24 (Richard Wagner)
9. Amazingly Slow - 03:35 (Eric Schaefer)
10. Dante Sonata - 03:46 (Franz Liszt)
11. Love and Death - 02:55 (Eric Schaefer / Tom Arthurs / Volker Meitz / John Eckhardt)
12. Tristan - 02:35 (Richard Wagner)
13. Lohengrin II - 02:53 (Richard Wagner)

Musicians:
Eric Schaefer - drums, electronics
Tom Arthurs - trumpet. flugelhorn
Volker Meitz -organ, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
John Eckhardt - bass



Dieter Ilg - Parsifal 2013

Bassist german, aici pe un album cu reinterpretari dupa opera Parsifal de Richard Wagner. Interesant, merita atentie.

4/5








Songs:
1. Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit - 05:15
2. Glocken - 03:55
3. Parsifal - 04:18
4. Morgengebet - 04:36
5. Ich bin ein reiner Tor - 04:49
6. Zaubergarten - 06:32
7. Amfortas - 04:34
8. Unerhörtes - 04:01
9. Herzeleid - 00:44
10. Kundry - 04:23 
11. Von Welt zu Welt - 05:37
12. Klageruf - 03:33
13. Sehnsucht - 03:44 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Musicians:
Dieter Ilg - bass
Rainer Böhm - piano
Patrice Heral - drums

Chris Potter - The Sirens 2013

Material scos la ECM de saxofonistul american. Fain, de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Wine Dark Sea
2. Wayfinder
3. Dawn
4. The Sirens
5. Penelope
6. Kalypso
7. Nausikaa
8. Stranger At The Gate
9. The Shades

Musicians:
Chris Potter - tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet
Craig Taborn - piano
David Virelles - prepared piano, celeste, harmonium
Larry Grenadier - double-bass
Eric Harland - drums

Patricia Barber - Smash 2013

Vocalista americana, un alt album la care e de bagat musai urechea.

5/5








Songs:
1. Code Cool [5:20]
2. The Wind Song [3:39]
3. Romanesque [2:20]
4. Smash [4:20]
5. Redshift [4:25]
6. Spring Song [4:38]
7. Devil's Food [5:07]
8. Scream [5:43]
9. The Swim [4:23]
10. Bashful [6:09]
11. The Storyteller [3:12]
12. Missing [5:20]

Musicians:
Patricia Barber - vocals, piano
Jon Deitemyer - drums
Larry Kohut - bass
John Kregor - guitar 


Thomas Baggerman Trio & Eva Scholten – Eva Sur Seine 2013

Un album scurt, numai bun pentru o ascultare rapida. De bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
1.Bernie's Tune 02:58
2.Une Belle Histoire 05:09
3.Stompin' At The Savoy 02:42
4.Je Me Voyais Déjà 03:22
5.Flambée Montalbanaise 02:46
6.Dream Of You 03:47 

Musicians:
Thomas Baggerman – guitar
Eva Scholten – vocals
Max Baggerman – guitar
Machiel Willemsen – double bass

Thierry Maillard Trio - Beyond the Ocean 2013

Pianist francez, un album splendid. De bagat adanc urechea.

5/5









Songs:
1. Keops
2. Etretat Le Donjon
3. Beyond the Ocean
4. Budapest
5. Le Jardin des Rves
6. Icon
7. La Cote Sauvage
8. La Ligne Transatlantique
9. Ireland Song
10. The Secrets
11. Le Petit Hotel au Grand Large
12. La Valle des Reines
13. Anyway
14. Without You

Musicians:
Thierry Maillard - piano
Matyas Szanda - double bass
Yoann Schmidt - drums

Guests
Didier Malherbe - duduk (3,9, 12)
Debora Seffer - violin (3), voice (9, 12)
Djemai Abdenour - oud (2, 9, 12)


sâmbătă, 2 februarie 2013

Samy Thiebault - Clear Fire 2013

Saxofonist francez, un album care merita a fi ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. False Memories
2. False Memories (II)
3. Panta
4. Ruthmos
5. Rei
6. Les yeux de N., prelude
7. Les yeux de N.
8. Strange Dance
9. Aulos
10. Dyonisiaque
11. Daimon
12. Phusis
13. Some Other Song
14. Riders on the Storm (Doors cover)

Musicians:
Samy Thiebault - saxophone tenor
Julien Alour - trumpet
Méta - vocals, percussion
Sylvain Romano - bass
Philippe Soirat - drums
Adrien Chicot - piano
Alexandre Freiman - guitar

Guapo - History of The Visitation 2013

Dupa cinci ani de absenta, trupa britanica revine cu un nou material, al optulea, fara Daniel O'Sullivan. Fara ezitare, de pus spre auditie.

5/5










Songs:
1. The Pillman Radiant (26:15)
i. Visitation
ii. The Divine Vessel
iii. Wriggling Mange
v. Divine Vessel's Repreise
2. Complex #7 (4:47)
3. Tremors from the Future (11:15)

Musicians:
Emmet Elvin / Fender rhodes, organ, synth
James Sedwards / bass
Kavus Torabi / guitar
David J. Smith / drums, percussion